An effort to reinstate the winner-take-all system in presidential elections has cleared a first-round vote in Nebraska's Legislature.
Lawmakers voted 31-17 on Monday to advance LB10 through the first of three required votes. Supporters of the bill overcame a legislative filibuster.
Nebraska and...

An effort to reinstate the winner-take-all system in presidential elections has cleared a first-round vote in Nebraska's Legislature.
Lawmakers voted 31-17 on Monday to advance LB10 through the first of three required votes. Supporters of the bill overcame a legislative filibuster.
Nebraska and...

Lawmakers have defeated a measure that could have opened the door to expanded gambling in Nebraska.
Senators voted 27-16 on Monday to indefinitely postpone the proposal, LB10CA, after less than an hour of debate. The proposed ballot measure by Sen. Paul Schumacher would have given lawmakers the ...

Country music group Alabama left the road in 2004 but, last year they returned to the concert circuit and will make a stop at this year's Buffalo County Fair in Kearney on July 24th. The announcement was made this morning on The River with host Gene Curtis. Alabama was formed 40 years ago by three y...

Kearney - A packed house at Kearney High School saw the Gothenburg Swedes' season end with a 53-47 loss to the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders. The Swedes led 37-34 heading in the fourth quarter but were outscored 19-10 in the final 8 minutes as GICC rallied for the win. Gothenburg ends th...

Lincoln – Governor Pete Ricketts announced Monday that Jim Macy of Jefferson City, Missouri would serve as the next Director of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. After an interview process, the Environmental Quality Council forwarded finalists to Governor Ricketts who selected Macy...

Community Calendar

Novel Stitchers meets on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. If you enjoy stitching—knitting, crocheting, quilting, cross stitch, needlepoint, or have another portable stitching project—join us at the library for 2 hours of stitching and visiting. We[...]

Pheasants Forever and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) will host a tree pile burning workshop at the Guide Rock Community Center, 355 University Ave. on March 3. Presentations will include: Learning the tips[...]

The Lexington Public Library will be hosting Storytime on Wednesdays. Pre-readers and their caregivers are invited to share stories, finger-plays and other activities each Wednesday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lexington[...]

Carlson and Carlson will be hosting a field pea production and marketing meeting at the warehouse north of Gothenburg, March 4th. Two pea industry leading companies, Legume Logic and Great Northern Ag will be talking[...]